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Wool is a material that is not only useful for knitting beautiful garments such as hats, sweaters, scarves or gloves, but it also gives a lot of play when creating crafts. Have you ever thought of doing crafts with wool? It is an inexpensive and easy-to-find material that you can find anywhere.
Pompoms, napkin rings, toys, keychains, headbands… there are tons of possibilities! If you want to try a new material like wool and develop all your creativity, I recommend that you take a look at these 15 crafts with wool that you will find below. There are all types and levels of difficulty and it will surely become your new favorite hobby. Which of them will you start with?
Pompom napkin holder
These pompom napkin rings They are one of the easiest wool crafts with which to decorate table linens, either for your own home or as a gift if you want to have a detail with your guests.
They are prepared in a jiffy and there are few materials you will need: colored wool, fork, wooden, rope or plastic rings and scissors. You can see how this pompom napkin holder is made in the post Napkin pompom, nice and easy.
Rabbit with wool pompoms
To spend some time entertaining at home you can do this nice rabbit with wool. If you like the idea, you can make several of different colors and give them away or keep them to decorate the rooms. In addition, it is one of the most appropriate wool crafts to do during an Easter vacation.
As materials you will have to get wool of two colors (for the body, the tail and the muzzle), eyes of crafts or balls, cardboard or colored felt, scissors and a hot glue gun. For more information, take a look at the article Rabbit with wool pompoms.
Decorative garland
If you want to give a different touch to some objects that you have at home such as shelves, baskets or centerpieces, a good idea is to make this beautiful pompom garland. If you have a little free time, take out the yarn you have in storage, a fork, some scissors, and some LED string lights.
This is one of the simplest wool crafts, it won't take you long to finish it. You have all the steps in the post Pompom garland.
Headband with pompom ears to make with children
Wool crafts can also be used to make hair accessories. An example of this is this pompom ear headband. A cute and fun result. To make it you will need wool of two colors, scissors, cardboard or eva rubber, a smooth headband and a comb. You can see how it is manufactured step by step in the article Pompom ears headband with wool.
Monster with a pompom
Halloween is a good time to do crafts with wool in the shape of monster. Children will be entertained and will have fun for a while shaping it. When finished, they can place it on a shelf or give it away to hang it from a backpack or the rear-view mirror of a car. There are many uses for it!
What materials will you need? The primordial, colored wool. Also foam rubber, pink or dark felt for the monster's mouth, craft eyes, a fork, scissors and glue. You can see the instructions for this manual by clicking on Pompom Monster.
Bottle decorated with ropes and wool
With the following craft you can take advantage of those glass bottles that you have at home to throw away the garbage and try to give them a second life by decorating them with wool and ropes to turn them into vases or vases. With wool crafts you will be able to give your home a unique touch!
The materials you will need are: glass bottles, ropes, colored wool, scissors and hot silicone. Once you get them, the only thing you will need is to know the way of manufacture. Find out in the post Bottle decorated with ropes and wool!
Frame decorated with ropes and wool
If you want to give a different touch to the decoration of your house, with a little wool and rope you can make picture frame very original taking advantage of some old ones that you have already tired of. It is one of the easiest wool crafts to make, the result of which is very cool.
Get a frame, some string, colored wool, hot silicone, and a pair of scissors. In a few minutes you will have achieved a beautiful frame where you can put the photographs that you like the most. If you want to know how it's done, don't miss the post Frame decorated with ropes and wool.
Keychain made with pompoms
Do you lose your keys easily or do you know someone to whom it happens? With this pom pom keychain it will not happen again. If you already have experience with wool crafts, it will be very easy to carry it out. You don't even need a lot of materials, just colored yarn to make the pompoms, a key ring, a fork and a pair of scissors.
As you can see, it is a super easy and beautiful craft. A detail with which you will look very good if you want to give it as a gift. To see how it's done, I recommend you read the article Pompom keychain for mother's day.
Chick made with pompoms
Whether as a keychain, as an ornament for backpacks or for the rear view mirror of the car, this chick with pompoms is one of the crafts with wool more entertaining to do with children. They will have a blast learning how to make this cute little chick!
The materials you will need are some of those used in other crafts such as colored wool, scissors, foam, craft eyes, beads of different sizes and hot silicone. Find out how it's done in Chick with a wool pompom.
Easy horse with corks and wool
The following is one of those yarn crafts perfect to do with children, as they will love creating a toy for themselves and having a good time. To do it you will have to get a few corks from wine bottles, colored wool, fine rope for the reins of the horseback riding, velvet cloth for the saddle, scissors and glue gun.
If you follow all the steps you will find in the post Easy horse with corks and wool you will immediately have a surprising and fun toy.
Snowman with clothespin
With the remains that you have left from making other crafts with wool you can make this fun Snowman to decorate your laundry. It will only take a few minutes! In addition, the theme is very appropriate for the winter season.
As materials you will have to gather some wooden clothespins, a little white paint, a black marker, scissors, glue and, of course, colored wool. Find out how it's done in Snowman with clothespin!
Woolen kiwi
With the following craft you can develop all your creativity when making fruits with wool. This time it is a Kiwi but you can recreate almost any fruit you can imagine: strawberries, oranges, watermelons ...
In the explanatory video Woolen kiwi you will see how it is done step by step. Have brown, green, white and black wool on hand, scissors and cardboard and… action!
Wool cupcake
If you like to make crafts with wool, I present an idea that can be very good to give with kitchen items or to decorate some area of the house: wool cupcakes. In addition, you can glue craft eyes to them to give it a more fun air.
The main element that you will need is wool but not the only one. Also cupcake paper, a fork, scissors, glue, and craft eyes (optional). It is a very simple craft that only requires a few steps. You can see them by clicking Wool cupcake.
How to make an octopus doll out of wool
Sometimes some wool crafts are less labor intensive than they seem so it is always worth trying new things. Such is the case with this octopus with wool. It gives the impression that it is a complicated craft but it is not.
As materials you will need wool, a ball of aluminum foil, scissors, buttons, needles and a few other things. You can see the rest of the tools and how it is done in the post How to make an octopus doll out of wool.
How to make wool pom pom keychains
Keychains are another of the wool crafts that you can do to enjoy an entertaining time. This pompom model is very pretty and is made in a flash. In addition, you can use it to decorate bags and purses.
To do wool pom pom keychains You have to gather these supplies: wool in matching colors, a fork, scissors, some cardboard, and key rings.
The manufacturing process is simple but if you have never made a keychain before you can see how reading How to make wool pom pom keychains.